Football, Fandom and Consumption

List of contents

1. Introduction: #Youarefootball, 2. The People’s Game?, 3. Changing Formation, 4. Norwich City: ‘The Best Pies in the League’, 5. MK Dons: Fear and Loathing in Milton Keynes, 6. Chelsea: ‘Champions of Europe’, 7. ‘IN-GER-LAND’: Ethnography in the Pub, 8. Conclusion: They think It’s All Over, Appendix A

About the author

Oliver Brooks is Tutor in the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK.

Summary

Drawing on original ethnographic research conducted with fans at all levels, the book explores the tensions between fans as consumers and ‘traditional’ football cultures, arguing that modern football fans can negotiate the discourses of capitalism and tradition operating upon them to enact their own power and identity within football culture.

Product details

• Authors: Oliver Brooks, Oliver (University of East Anglia Brooks, Brooks Oliver
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367661694
• ISBN: 978-0-367-66169-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Critical Research in Football
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, Sociology: sport & leisure, Sociology: sport and leisure, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects